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“Loan” or “Lone”

loan / lone are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

loan l·OW·n

  • nounthe temporary provision of money (usually at interest).

lone l·OW·n

  • adjectivecharacterized by or preferring solitude.
  • adjectivebeing the only one; single and isolated from others.
Usage

Examples in context

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“loan”

  • …Gigot played 9 games on loan for Toulouse Olympique in the…
  • …before joining Fleetwood Town on loan.
  • …2008, Portuguesa signed Bruno, on loan from Grêmio.
  • …Crystal Palace on a six-month loan.
  • …his return, in his second loan spell at Fleetwood Town, where…
  • …February 2003 R$2.4 million bank loan to the Workers Party (PT).
  • …Athletic on an initial one-month loan.
  • …the first R$300,000 of the loan.
  • …which it is on long-term loan to the National Gallery in…
  • …smaller Thorrowgood Telescope, on extended loan from the Royal Astronomical Society.

“lone”

  • …William T. Barry was the lone cabinet member to stay, and…
  • …municipalities, all encompassed by a lone congressional district.
  • …this point, the epsilon nitrogen lone pair of electrons on His-274…
  • The Lone Ranger - episode - Trapped…
  • The Lone Ranger - episode - The…
  • The Lone Ranger - episode - Bandits…
  • The Lone Ranger - episode - Thieves'…
  • The lone engine option of the CS35…
  • The Lone Ranger - episode - Rendezvous…
  • and was the lone Democrat on the Board of…

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